Topic: My 1978 Trans Am Restoration. (So far)

[BANONECHOP]

Here are a few pictures of my 1978 Trans am So far.

Let me know what you think. ?






Here is the inside... it needs a bit of work.

[turbota400]

Looks good.  I like the "400" badges on your valve covers.  Beautiful car you have there.

[RainMan]

Beautiful T/A you have there,thanks for the pics .  
Is this a true SE ?   Welcome to the site ,great bunch here

[BANONECHOP]

Hey guys nice to meet you all.
I hope there is a lot of good people on here with lots of info.

Yes I do have interior shots , Ill add them to this post.
But...... The whole reason to coming onto this site is... was to figure out if my car is a true Y88 ....After slowly restoring this car and giving it new paint from gold to black... I think I made a mistake changing the color now figuring out it could be a SE Y88...

I hope some people can help me figure out it is.
I posted some pics of the BUILD SHEET so please let me know.

thanks

Chris
Toronto Canada.

WOW, nice looking inside and out.  I've gotta ask, if you have any interior pics......they would be appreciated.

[Joker (§ir£Ğragon)]

I hope there is a lot of good people on here with lots of info.

That there is.

Welcome!

[RainMan]

I thought the same thing Hammer ,I would have liked to see some interior shots ,plus some outside pics with a little more distance

[SoonerTA]

Very nice!  Looks like you have a great car there. 

[jphillips3333]

Check the cowl tag - does it say Y88?

http://www.78ta.com/goldspecial.php

Build sheet pix posted?  Where?

[BANONECHOP]

My cowl tag say ... not so much.... have a look.

Check the cowl tag - does it say Y88?

http://www.78ta.com/goldspecial.php

Build sheet pix posted?  Where?

[jphillips3333]

Paint code says it was gold.
http://www.78ta.com/paintcode.php

[BANONECHOP]

I know we painted the car black, I baught it when it was gold. How did you see it was gold before.?

Paint code says it was gold.
http://www.78ta.com/paintcode.php

[transam dave]

The paint code was on the cowl tag 50u 50L means solar gold.

[whtebandit]

Hi Chris

It is a small world - I was just prowling the 78TA site for pictures and saw the post for your 78TA  and thought   -  that engine bay looks just like the TA I saw Saturday night!    Then as read the post I figured out it was you that I was talking to  on Saturday.

The car looks great both in the photos and in person.

The check you build sheet for the Y88 code - As recall the sheet showed paint code of 50.  Check some of the other sites for information on the Y88 cars - http://www.firebirdtransamparts.com/bandit/bandithistory2.htm.  I dont recall the production date that was on the build sheet you have.  Also you said you have the orginal bill of sake for the car - check that for the SE option.  There are a lot of clues that make me thing yours is a Y88 car.

After all is said and done it is your car,if you like a black TA then  leave it black.  

If it will add something special to the car for you by having it Solar Gold and knowing that you have a very rare TA then it may be time to repaint.  

The car is your car to enjoy as you like it.

[transam dave]

Hi Chris

It is a small world - I was just prowling the 78TA site for pictures and saw the post for your 78TA  and thought   -  that engine bay looks just like the TA I saw Saturday night!    Then as read the post I figured out it was you that I was talking to  on Saturday.

The car looks great both in the photos and in person.

If you like a black TA then go for leave it black. 

If it will add something special to the car for you knowing that you have a very rare TA then it may be time to think of bringing it back to the the Solar Gold. 

The car is your car to enjoy as you like it.

LOVE th pic in your post is this your ride dave.

[BANONECHOP]

Hey how are you !!! smal world indeed. !
Well I dont know if you took a good look at the Build sheet but it does say y88 in the listing but I really dont know.... yes there are a few clues yes.... I took some of the gauge rings out this weekend and noticed the gold bezel had faded from a gold to the silverish color.... the t-tops have a gold tint to them..... and most of the decals are in gold, including the wheels. I also noticed that the steering column was gold where all the others are black.....

I am not sure although I hope joining this site I will gain some info.

Chris

Hi Chris

It is a small world - I was just prowling the 78TA site for pictures and saw the post for your 78TA  and thought   -  that engine bay looks just like the TA I saw Saturday night!    Then as read the post I figured out it was you that I was talking to  on Saturday.

The car looks great both in the photos and in person.

The check you build sheet for the Y88 code - As recall the sheet showed paint code of 50.  Check some of the other sites for information on the Y88 cars - http://www.firebirdtransamparts.com/bandit/bandithistory2.htm.  I dont recall the production date that was on the build sheet you have.  Also you said you have the orginal bill of sake for the car - check that for the SE option.  There are a lot of clues that make me thing yours is a Y88 car.

After all is said and done it is your car,if you like a black TA then  leave it black.  

If it will add something special to the car for you by having it Solar Gold and knowing that you have a very rare TA then it may be time to repaint.  

The car is your car to enjoy as you like it.